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Table 2 Serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels in infants in the bronchiolitis and control groups

From: Vitamin D deficiency in children with acute bronchiolitis: a prospective cross-sectional case- control study

 

Bronchiolitis Group

N = 80

Control Group

N = 47

p value

Serum Vitamin D levels (nmol/L) c

28 [18–52]

50 [25–79]

0.005

Vitamin D catagories b:

 Deficient (Vitamin D: ≤ 50 nmol/L)

58 (73%)

24 (51%)

0.028

 Insufficient (Vitamin D: 50–75 nmol/L)

13 (16%)

10 (21%)

 Sufficient (Vitamin D: ≥ 75 nmol/L)

9 (11%)

13 (28%)

  1. Table 2 shows levels of serum vitamin D and vitamin D categories. Univariate analysis was held to assess the difference between bronchiolitis vs. control groups. variables are depicted by Mean ± SD and compared via Students’ T-test; bvariables are depicted by n(%) and compared via Pearson’s Chi-square; cvariables are depicted by Median and [IQR] and compared via Man-Whitney U test. Statistical significance is represented by p value